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| participants = [[J. Jayalalithaa]], [[V. K. | | participants = [[J. Jayalalithaa]], [[V. K. Sassikala]], T.R. Srinivasan, Mohammed Asif, S. Nagarajan, R. Karpoorasundarapandian | ||
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'''TANSI land acquisition case''' (or '''TANSI case''') was a sensational case against [[J. Jayalalithaa]] in Tamil Nadu, during 1991-96. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which J. Jayalalithaa and her | '''TANSI land acquisition case''' (or '''TANSI case''') was a sensational case against [[J. Jayalalithaa]] in Tamil Nadu, during 1991-96. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which J. Jayalalithaa and her close friend V. K. Sassikala had holdings, purchased lands of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI), a state government agency, in 1992. The case was filed by [[Subramanian Swamy]] and chargesheet were filed during the following DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) government headed by [[M. Karunanidhi]] in 1996. Jayalalitha and her associate, Sassikala were convicted in the lower court, which sentenced her to two year rigorous imprisonment and fined {{INR}}50,000 on 9 October 2000. The case had political implications as Jayalalithaa was disqualified from contesting the [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]. Though Jayalalithaa's nomination papers were rejected, she took oath as chief minister after the victory of [[AIADMK]] in the elections. The Supreme Court disqualified her in September 2001, resulting in her stepping down and elevation of [[O. Panneerselvam]] as the chief minister. The governor of Tamil Nadu, [[Fathima Beevi]], who administered oath to J. Jayalalithaa, was advised to step down by the union ministry, who also sent the report to the [[President of India]]. | ||
The Madras High Court acquitted her and other five accused in the case of all the charges on 4 December 2001. The Supreme Court upheld the order of Madras High Court on 24 November 2003 on grounds of lack of evidence. She came back to power winning the [[2002 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election]] from [[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti constituency]] in March 2002. | The Madras High Court acquitted her and other five accused in the case of all the charges on 4 December 2001. The Supreme Court upheld the order of Madras High Court on 24 November 2003 on grounds of lack of evidence. She came back to power winning the [[2002 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election]] from [[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti constituency]] in March 2002. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[Jayalalithaa Jayaram]] (24 February 1948-05 December 2016), commonly referred to as J. Jayalalithaa, was an Indian politician and six time Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]] during various times from 24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996, 14 May 2001 – 21 September 2001, 2 March 2002 – 12 May 2006, 16 May 2011 – 27 September 2014, 23 May 2015 – 05 December 2016. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which Jayalalithaa and Sasikala had holdings, purchased lands of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI), a state government agency, in 1992. The companies bought {{convert|3|acre|ha|abbr=on}} land and building belonging to TANSI, which was quoted to be {{INR}}35 crores less than the market price.<ref>{{cite web|title=Verdict on Jayalalithaa Disproportionate Assets Case Postponed to 27 September|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3433111151.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301135024/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3433111151.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2016|publisher=Mint|date=16 September 2014|accessdate=31 October 2015|location=Chennai|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The chargesheet filed during 1996 stated that the purchase of foundry property caused a loss of {{INR}}2.28 crores and enamel wire factory caused a loss of {{INR}}58.8 lakh to the state exchequer.<ref name=rediff/> | [[Jayalalithaa Jayaram]] (24 February 1948-05 December 2016), commonly referred to as J. Jayalalithaa, was an Indian politician and six time Chief Minister of [[Tamil Nadu]] during various times from 24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996, 14 May 2001 – 21 September 2001, 2 March 2002 – 12 May 2006, 16 May 2011 – 27 September 2014, 23 May 2015 – 05 December 2016. Jaya Publication and Sasi Enterprises, the companies in which Jayalalithaa and Sasikala had holdings, purchased lands of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI), a state government agency, in 1992. The companies bought {{convert|3|acre|ha|abbr=on}} land and building belonging to TANSI, which was quoted to be {{INR}}35 crores less than the market price.<ref>{{cite web|title=Verdict on Jayalalithaa Disproportionate Assets Case Postponed to 27 September|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3433111151.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301135024/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3433111151.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2016|publisher=Mint|date=16 September 2014|accessdate=31 October 2015|location=Chennai|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The chargesheet filed during 1996 stated that the purchase of foundry property caused a loss of {{INR}}2.28 crores and enamel wire factory caused a loss of {{INR}}58.8 lakh to the state exchequer.<ref name=rediff/> | ||